The New York Times Crossword
ACROSS
1 Pirates, say
6 “Like, no way!” 10 Refilling site
14 “The City of a Thousand Minarets”
15 Sound from a toy train 16 First name of an early explorer of Vinland 17 Tweak
18 Point for Poseidon 19 Bombeck who wrote “I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression” 20 ___-jongg
21 Whittles down
23 Rap
24 Something heard in court 26 Michigan, e.g.: Abbr. 27 Mysterious monster, familiarly 28 Rush-hour subway commuter, metaphorically
30 Fig. on some I.R.S. forms 31 Extra periods, for short 32 “Oh, baloney!”
34 Artful 35 Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme
37 Efron of Hollywood 38 “When We Were Very Young” author, 1924
39 Snazzy dresser 40 Christmas season purchase 41 20 Questions category 45 20 Questions category 47 One of the Cyclades 48 Place for un béret 49 Free to attack
50 “Go ahead, shoot!” 52 Role for Vin Diesel in the “Fast & Furious” movies 53 Student ___ 54 Easy-to-park car 55 “Don’t make me laugh!” 57 Role for John Cho in the “Star Trek” movies 58 Troubles
59 Easiest rating for a ski slope 60 Type of short haircut 61 Picks up
62 Bunker need
DOWN
1 Rigorous training courses 2 “I’m not listening to you!” 3 Whichever
4 Hurdle for an M.A. pursuer 5 Breed 6 Athleisure, e.g.
7 Liking
8 Cannon ammo in sci-fi 9 Challenger
10 Vales
11 “Sssss” makers 12 Video game series since 1989
13 Deceptive basketball moves 22 Target for clippers
23 Burns up in film? 25 Stopgap, maybe
27 In which nothing is everything 29 “Should ___ shouldn’t …” 30 Affectionate nose-rubbing 33 Knockoff of a Greek sculpture? 34 Something to shoot for 35 University of Oregon logo 36 Default for many airport TVs 37 Daydream
39 Doesn’t land, as a joke
40 It’s chewed by the chatty 42 Ripen, maybe
43 Made good 44 Common seafood garnish 46 “Put your big boy pants on!” 47 Immature retort
50 Hill worker
51 Items carried in spoons in an outdoor race
54 Time, e.g., in brief 56 Singer/songwriter Rita